Quick cheese balls Christmas appetizer, simple and no-cook. These are cheese balls covered with nuts and dressed up for the holidays, perfect for the festive days, especially when you have very little time.
The recipe is super quick, you just need to mix the creamy cheeses, shape the balls, and roll them in the nuts. You can also add other ingredients, I added sun-dried tomatoes, and with a little creativity, you will have a beautiful Christmas appetizer in no time.
I have already tried the cheese balls in a simple version, always delicious, but if you want crunchier appetizers, I recommend these cheese tartlets, they are a real delight.
I recommend you try them, and I’m sure they will win you over from the first ball. Let’s see what we need to make the quick cheese balls Christmas appetizer.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients
Cheese balls, the quick and no-cook Christmas appetizer that will win everyone over, even if prepared at the last minute
- 5 oz cream cheese (I used Gorgonzola)
- 5 oz Stracchino cheese
- sun-dried tomatoes (as needed)
- chopped almonds
- chopped hazelnuts
- sliced cheese
- 1 cucumber
Tools
- 1 Cookie Cutter star-shaped
Steps
LET’S PREPARE THE CHEESE BALLS
To prepare the cheese balls, follow this recipe. You need to add 2 chopped sun-dried tomatoes. While the balls are resting in the fridge, prepare the cheese stars. Use a small star-shaped cookie cutter and cut as many stars from the cheese slice as there are balls. Peel the cucumber and use a mandoline to create very thin strips. Now assemble your appetizer. Fold the cucumber slice in an accordion style and skewer it onto a toothpick, then skewer the toothpick into the ball and finish with the cheese star.
